Cultivate Essential Skills through QUEST
Lifelong Success through Engaging Learning Experiences
QUEST is a Pre-K-8 social-emotional learning solution that equips students with essential lifelong skills—such as problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, leadership, and adaptability—identified by the World Economic Forum as crucial for career readiness. Unlike traditional classroom learning, QUEST uses an immersive storyline and hands-on activities to transform skill-building into an engaging adventure, fostering personal and interpersonal skills, creativity, and a growth mindset. By encouraging teamwork, innovation, adaptability, and curiosity, QUEST helps students develop the durable skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing world and meet the goals of your district’s Graduate Profile.
Engaging Approachto Skills Building
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Students tackle real-world challenges through inquiry-based learning, experimenting with diverse problem-solving approaches and collaborating to find creative, less obvious solutions. By thinking critically, making predictions, and understanding causality, they develop the skills to innovate and adapt.
Collaboration & Teamwork
QUEST creates a cooperative environment where students work in teams to solve complex problems, manage resources, and navigate different perspectives, building essential skills like communication, self-management, empathy, and leadership. By taking on various roles, students learn to lead, listen actively, and collaborate effectively.
Creative Engagement
QUEST uses immersive storylines and hands-on activities to transform skill-building into an engaging adventure, encouraging creativity and diverse problem-solving approaches. This experiential approach helps students master essential skills early, setting them up for lifelong success.
Real-World Application
By connecting learning to life beyond the classroom, QUEST equips students with adaptability and resilience, teaching them to adjust strategies, embrace setbacks, and adopt a growth mindset to thrive in a fast-evolving global economy.
Implementation Ideas
Elective Classes
Leadership Clubs
Minimum Days
Advisory Periods
Afterschool Clubs
of students felt their problem-solving skills were enhanced through their gamified experience
There are a lot of skills that are embedded within QUEST. One of the things that directly ties into our standards of mathematical practice... It is all about perseverance. I have definitely seen that applied within QUEST and it is easily applied into their instructional day.
Dr. Vanessa Marroquin
Principal
Orange Grove Elementary
Additional Resources
Team Building Activities
Engage your class with these FREE ready-to-use, 20-min challenge activities that help build community in your classroom.
Funding
You can use MTSS, PBIS Initiatives, Title I, Title IV, General Funds, OST Grants, 21CCLC and more!
FAQs
Looking for more information? View our frequently asked questions about QUEST.